William and Kate Head to the Maldives

It’s just what one needs before jetting off to the other side of the world for a royal tour: a luxury five-star holiday.

According to reports, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are headed to the Maldives for a getaway in the sunshine before their busy tour of the Southern hemisphere next month. It is not yet known whether the couple has taken Prince George, who was seen being pushed around Hyde Park on Tuesday by his new nanny.

According to local reports William and Kate arrived on a British Airways flight at around 9:40 A.M. on Thursday. They are understood to be holidaying at a private resort in the northern part of the luxury island. Kate, still tanned from her holiday with Prince George to Mustique last month (to celebrate her mother Carole’s 59th birthday) is no doubt keen to get the seven-month-old prince used to flying. The little royal will certainly be a globetrotter, having already clocked up several thousand air miles before his first birthday.

William and Kate have a tight schedule when they tour New Zealand and Australia next month, and there won’t be time for much rest and relaxation. The timing of their holiday, however, has raised some eyebrows; William has not yet finished his 10-week-long course in agricultural management at Cambridge University, while George is being settled into a routine by his new nanny. The last time the couple took a break ahead of a work trip was when they stayed at Lord Linley’s chateau in the south of France ahead of their tour of Southeast Asia and the Pacific in 2012. The Duchess was snapped sunbathing topless, so she will no doubt be extra vigilant when it comes to sunning herself on this vacation.